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05/23/13 |
Very Good |
 "...a queasy combination of black comedy and bleak crime-thriller.... Phillips wipes the smiles from his audience's faces so thoroughly that his perversity is almost admirable." |
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05/17/13 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Storms and narrow scrapes keep the action moving.... But overall, it feels slightly tame. It's a wilderness tale with few jolting moments or ugly truths." |
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05/15/13 |
Very Good |
 "...fast and fun, zipping along on all thrusters while everyone on the bridge settles comfortably into an agreeably lighthearted vibe.... It's slightly empty at its core..." |
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05/10/13 |
Very Good |
 "There's a lot to like... flashy, messy, manic... there's a lot to dislike as well... DiCaprio is now the Gatsby to beat.... easily the most entertaining 'Gatsby' yet." |
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05/10/13 |
Moderate |
 "...a just-this-side-of-legal knockoff of 'Meet the Parents'.... refreshing.... It's almost enough to make you forget that you've seen the entire thing before." |
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05/10/13 |
Moderate |
 "Quaid is remarkable, especially considering that the movie pulls its fine cast in all directions as it tries to find the right approach to its multiple themes." |
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05/03/13 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...offers an interesting view of America through foreign eyes.... As a drama, it's compelling. As a spy thriller, it's pretty clunky CIA stuff." |
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05/02/13 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...not exactly emotionally involving, but that's never been this franchise's strength.... an effective machine designed solely to entertain." |
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04/26/13 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Bay maintains a broad-humored, wacky tone that begins to feel insensitive. The movie mostly laughs at its three dumb antiheroes.... that has a cruelty all its own." |
| 10. |
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04/19/13 |
Weak |
 "The performances range from weak to very good.... the movie keeps trying, unsuccessfully, to pin the blame on technology rather than its users." |
| 11. |
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04/19/13 |
Poor |
 "There are too many dream sequences (all very bloody and rock video-y), too much yakking from a tedious witchcraft scholar and very little of anything else." |
| 12. |
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04/19/13 |
Very Good |
 "...works largely thanks to Lem Dobbs' thoughtful script (from Neil Gordon's 2003 novel), though Redford's understated directing helps.... offers a lot to chew on..." |
| 13. |
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04/19/13 |
Moderate |
0513998.jpg) "...might have been mindless, laser-equipped fun if not for its sluggish pacing and self-serious tone.... Kosinski is far more interested in nifty space gear..." |
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04/13/13 |
Poor |
 "...a relentless antilaugh machine... doesn't even have the imagination for a worthwhile gross-out joke. When the best you can offer is a poopy toothbrush..." |
| 15. |
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04/12/13 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Bolstering the film is a fine support cast.... it seems to get its details right, but its central figure remains more a symbol than a person." |
| 16. |
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04/12/13 |
Very Good |
 "...it's difficult to keep track of who's who. But this is a gripping, important story, and both Chris Nicola and Janet Tobias deserve credit for bringing it into the light." |
| 17. |
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04/12/13 |
Moderate |
 "This is daring storytelling... [but] it simply doesn't hang together.... For such a well-crafted and wonderfully acted film, it ultimately elicits a shrug." |
| 18. |
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04/06/13 |
Moderate |
 "...borrows a little too obviously from recent girl-group movies.... it barely reaches the finish line, and it's mostly O'Dowd's disheveled charm that keeps it going." |
| 19. |
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04/05/13 |
Weak |
 "...pointlessly fancies up the story.... it turns Raimi's homemade horror treat into a professional-looking, overscripted bore." |
| 20. |
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03/30/13 |
Weak |
 "...has the usual weaknesses of a Perry movie -- artless dialogue, pokey pacing, exasperating plot contrivances -- but what sinks it is his unusually judgmental attitude." |
